At the Manchester Arena in Manchester - In what was an absolute shocker, Jovanni Straffon (24-3, 17 KOs) captured the vacant IBO 135-pound title when he knocked out highly ranked James Tennyson (28-4, 24 KOs) in the first round. (photos by Mark Robinson)

Tennyson got clipped on the chin from a big combination and he went crashing down. Once he managed to get up, Tennyson was in very bad shape and the contest was soon waved off.

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Coming in, Tennyson had won six in a row, by knockout, since losing by stoppage in a title fight with then super featherweight champion Tevin Farmer in five rounds in October 2018.

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Also on the card, junior middleweight contender Scott Fitzgerald (15-0, 10 KOs) returned for the first time since October of 2021, stopping Gregory Trenel (13-7) in the third round. The fight took place at the super middleweight limit.

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Heavyweight prospect Johnny Fisher (2-0, 2 KOs), who made his pro debut in February, stayed busy with a third round stoppage of Phil Williams (3-28).

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Fisher continued to pound Williams with big punches with hard punches until referee Howard Foster had seen enough and waved off the fight.

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